Chess Puzzle #1mqcY — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 598 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks c1/f1; bishop e2; knight c5; pawns a3/b2/d4/e3/f3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; bishop g6; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f6/g4/g5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg4 — pawn f3→g4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen d6→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2k2r/pp6/2pq1pb1/2Np2p1/3P2p1/P3PP2/1P1QB2P/2R2RK1 w kq - 0 18

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